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The Battalion
Serving the University community
hi. 75 No. 143 USPS 045360 18 Pages
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, April 28, 1982
Argentina says
British ready
to strike today
Easy rider
staff photo by David Fisher
:
It; may look like a lazy man’s way to get around, but it’s
really a prototype for the fastest bicycle in the world.
Bryan Sullivan and Brian Rosenberger, a junior
aerospace engineering major from Houston, designed the
bicycle as a project for their aerospace engineering class.
They hope their final design will exceed 60 mph.
Sullivan, a senior from Dallas majoring in aerospace
engineering, tests the bicycle on a sunny afternoon.
AS votes for immediate truce,
ays Argentina has sovereignty
S United Press International
WASHINGTON — The Organiza-
Kof American States, faced with a
towing threat of war in the South
ulantic and over the objection of the
inked States, called today for an im-
Sediate truce between Argentina and
iritain.
But, with the United States ab-
aining, the OAS’s majority Latin
Tlimerican bloc also gave Argentina a
bL. diplomatic victory when it recognized
al country’s rights of sovereignty
er the disputed British-claimed
alkland Islands.
The United States was opposed to
the resolution because it could dis
rupt Secretary of State Alexander
Haig’s efforts to negotiate a settle
ment.
The United States has never pub
licly recognized either British or
Argentine sovereignty over the Falk-
lands, but it has recognized long
standing British control and adminis
tration there.
In an early-morning decision, the
OAS approved on a 17-0 vote a nine-
point resolution that also called on
Argentina and Britain to refrain from
hostility and to negotiate their differ
ences peacefully.
The United States, Colombia,
Chile, and Trinidad-Tobago ab
stained when the resolution was put
to a final vote by the members of the
OAS’ 21-nation Rio Treaty for
mutual hemispheric defense.
After the vote, which was greeted
with long and loud applause, Argen
tine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa
Mendez said his country and govern
ment are grateful for this evidence of
inter-American solidarity.
The American ambassador to the
OAS, J. William Middendorf, ex
plained the U.S. abstention by saying
a vote would have interfered with
Haig’s peace mission.
“The resolution comes at a delicate
moment of Secretary Haig’s con
tinuing efforts at a time when the Un
ited States has redoubled its peace
efforts,” Middendorf said.
As the OAS was meeting, diploma
tic sources in Washington disclosed
Haig was making last-minute peace
proposals to avoid a South Atlantic
United Press International
The British task force in the South
Atlantic will impose a total air and sea
blockade on the Argentine-held Falk
land Islands, including the airport at
the capital of Port Stanley, effective
Friday at 7 a.m. EDT, the British De
fense Ministry announced today.
The ministry said that ships and
aircraft found within the zone after
the blockade is imposed will be re
garded as operating in support of the
illegal occupation and will therefore
be regarded as hostile and will be li
able to be attacked by British forces.
Also from the time indicated, Port
Stanley airport will be closed and any
aircraft on the ground in the Falkland
Islands will be regarded as present in
support of the illegal occupation and
accordingly is liable to be attacked.
The ministry warned the blockade
would be imposed “without prejudice
to the right of the United Kingdom to
take whatever additional measures
are needed in support of the right of
self-defense under the U.N. charter.”
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
held emergency talks with her full
Cabinet amid indications that Britain
E lans an imminent attack on the Falk-
inds.
In Buenos Aires, naval sources
warned that the British fleet would be
within striking distance of the Falk-
lands by this afternoon at the latest.
The ministry said it had sent 1,800
troops and two more ships since Mon
day to join the South Atlantic task
force. The fleet now contains 5,500
marines and paratroopers.
Argentina’s military junta, mean
while, issued a yellow alert in its
southern coastal region, putting
E olice, firemen and doctors on 24-
our call. Hospitals reportedly were
emptied of all but the critically ill.
Argentina warned Britain will
launch a sea-and-air assault on the
Falkland Islands as early as today and
put its southern coastline on alert for
all-out war in the stormy South
Atlantic.
The junta also warned military re
servists that anyone not reporting for
duty could be executed, and banned
journalists from southern ports used
as jumping off points for the Falk-
lands.
Back in London, Britain imposed a
near total blackout on battle prepara
tions and Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher ominously told Parliament
Argentina was unlikely to withdraw
from the Falklands unless we bring
military pressure to bear.
As both sides went on war footing.
Secretary of State Alexander Haig
made a last stab at heading off an
armed confrontation by sending a
new proposal to Argentina and Bri
tain. A Buenos Aires news agency said
it was rejected as unacceptable.
Haig reportedly warned Argentine
President Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri Bri
tain was deadly serious about retaking
its colony of 149 years and the U nited
States was bound by treaties to sup
port its NATO ally.
The Organization of American
States, meeting into the early hours
today, approved, 17-0, with four ab
stentions, a resolution recognizing
Argentine sovereignty over the dis
puted Islands and calling for an im
mediate truce. The United States ab
stained.
Reagan, O’Neill
to talk on budget
udicial Board forces seat change
Senate told to apportion itself
by Cyndy Davis
Battalion Staff
The Student Government Judicial
froard has directed the Student Sen-
|to reapportion itself at its last
neeiing tonight at 7:30 in 204 Har-
jington Classroom Center. The Stu-
|ent Senate failed to apportion itself
furing the 1981-82 session, causing
lefjudicial Board action.
Apportionment involves distribut-
ngisenators among students so each
Texas A&M student gets equal repre-
entation based on college enrollment
ind living area population figures,
-ante Wright, judicial board chair-
nan, said.
Blf the Senate does reapportion, a
College of Agriculture at-large Sen
ile; seat could be removed and one
College of Engineering at-large Sen-
Ue seat could be added, Wright said.
A change in enrollment figures in
these two colleges may result in the
switched seat.
The Senate also will consider ex
ecutive branch appointments made
by Student Body President Pat Pear
son, and will elect a speaker and
speaker pro tempore for the Senate.
Pearson has submitted the following
appointments for approval to the
Senate:
Executive Vice President — ChrisE
Cleveland
Director of Planning — Chris
Langford
Director of Freshman Programs —
Jeff Anthony
Director of Continuing Programs
— Wally Brewster
Comptroller — Eugene Sepulveda
Traditions Council President —
Steve Forman
Director of Executive Aids —Jeff
Underhill
Election Commissioner — Les Asel
COSGA Director — Melissa
Gosper
Director of Communications —
Pam Franklin
Refrigerator Manager—Jim Fritts
Director of University Committees
— Jack Cherry
Secretary of the Department of
Census and Research — Lynda Beard
Director of Crime Awareness —
Tracy Moy
Data Processing Director — John
Kane
Judicial Board Chairman — Larry
Warnock
Athletic Council Representative —
Joe Jordan
Five bills also will be introduced
JxjmghtTFhesejire^^^^^^^^^^^
Data Processing Directorship Bill
— defines the responsibilities of the
data processing department of Stu
dent Government.
University Committees Bill — re
quests that the student body presi
dent ask University officials to sche
dule University Committee meetings
at least once a semester.
University Drive Parking — re
commends that parking on Universi
ty Drive by the Academic and Agency
Building be limited to blue and brown
permit holders.
Academic Visibility Bill — asks
that the trash dumpster obstructing
the view of the Academic Building
be relocated.
Discovering Aggieland Funding
Bill — appropriates up to $2,000 for
the publication of at least 12,000 “Dis
covering Aggielands” .
United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
Ronald Reagan — who offered to go
the extra mile to reach a budget com
promise — today agreed to travel 17
blocks for a Capitol Hill meeting with
his chief budget adversary — House
Speaker Thomas O’Neill.
Senate GOP Leader Howard Bak
er also was to attend the session that
will seek to break the lengthy budget
stalemate that focuses on taxes and
Social Security.
Congressional leaders had long
said the impasse would never be re
solved until the three principals —
Reagan, O’Neill and Baker — were
directly involved in the process.
Ironically, the deadlock Reagan is
trying to break was created in part by
a general lack of support for his own
1983 spending plan that was submit
ted to Congress Feb. 8. The admin-
stration says the package would pro
duce a deficit of $101.9 billion, but
critics say it would be much higher.
Today’s meeting was announced
Tuesday shortly after congressional
and White House budget negotiators
ended five weeks of talks aimed at
producing a bipartisan compromise
budget that would keep the deficit
under $100 billion.
Democrats and Republicans dif
fered as to whether the meeting be
tween the principals was a sign of
progress or was simply the last resort.
After talks broke up late Tuesday,
White House spokesman Larry
Speakes told reporters the nego
tiators have narrowed the differences
on the range of most issues and felt
the time was right to bring in the
leaders.
“The major difference at the con
ference table is taxes — how much
and what kind,” said Speakes in a
clear signal Reagan will accept some
form of increased revenues to narrow
the projected deficit experts say could
reach $180 billion if nothing is done.
But O’Neill’s spokesman, Chris
Matthews, said Speakes’ comment is
inaccurate: “That is a ploy,” Matthews
said. “Social Security is still very much
in dispute. The administration is tak
ing a much different position on So
cial Security than the Democrats are.”
And a spokesman for House
Budget Committee Chairman James
Jones, D-Okla., said there are still sig
nificant differences on tax revenues.
Social Security cost-of-living adjust
ments, and defense growth.
Vandiver says Mentors valuable to students
by Laura Williams
Battalion Staff
University President Frank E. Van
diver had high praise for faculty
members who volunteer their time to
counsel students.
Vandiver spoke at a Mentors meet
ing Tuesday night. Mentors are facul
ty members who offer academic and
personal counseling to students.
“I came to thank you for what you
are,” Vandiver told about 30 faculty
members. “Academic counseling is
the key to a university, but academic
counseling alone won’t get it. It’s easy
for the student who is doing well to
get lost.”
Vandiver addressed the issue of
poor teaching incentives as opposed
to research incentives.
“I know of the ‘publish or perish’
syndrome the students claim,” he
said. “But I also know of researchers
who claim there are no rewards in
research.”
Superior teachers who care about
the student as well as their subject
matter are the key to quality educa
tion, Vandiver said.
“I think we ought to strive for this
type of teaching,” he said. “It is not
impossible, although it is rare. You
Mentors may be the best answer we
have.”
Vandiver said the Houston
Mothers’ Club, which conducted a
campus survey during Fall 1981 and
submitted complaints of poor
teaching to Vandiver, had done the
University a service, to a certain ex
tent.
“I think their concern is something
we ought to be glad about,” he said.
“It’s better than apathy.”
Although Vandiver agreed that
many complaints of students, former
students and Aggie mothers were
valid ones needing immediate atten
tion, he stressed that teacher evalua
tion is very subjective.
‘“Bad teaching’ often comes in the
wake of a decline in the student’s
morale,” he said. “When a student’s
morale is down, everything goes bad.
We’re a university that does not have
uniformly good teachers — or uni
formly good students for that
matter.”
But, Vandiver said, the University
would be much worse without caring
teachers.
The mentors discussed several
academic issues after Vandiver’s
speech. Complaints about graduating
seniors that finish classwork two
weeks before the end of the semester
and unintelligible foreign teachers
were discussed.
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forecast
Today’s Forecast: Mostly cloudy
with light winds and a slight chance
of showers; high near 80; low in the
low 60s. Thursday’s forecast calls
for partly cloudy skies with a high
in the low 80s.